Your Comments: Sure, I'll go on a tour of Carousel's expansion

Syracuse, NY -- The development teams behind Carousel Center and the future Destiny USA are accelerating plans to finish and begin opening the expansion of the mall as well as rebrand the entire complex under the Destiny name in the near future.

Bruce Kenan, a senior partner with Pyramid who is overseeing the expansion of Carousel Center, has moved his offices from downtown Syracuse's The Clinton Exchange -- longtime home to the Pyramid mall development group -- to Carousel Center, within steps of the expansion.

In a news conference this morning, Pyramid founding partner Robert Congel and others with the mall development company said the expansion is being opened for public tours. The 45-minute, free tours will be offered at noon and 6 p.m. on Friday (Aug. 5), Aug. 12 and Aug. 19. To sign up for a tour, visit www.destinyusa.com. By mid-afternoon, Carousel executives said, dozens of people had signed up.

Users of syracuse.com were quick to comment on the story, with many people scoffing at the changes to t Carousel Center. Here's what on user, ConstantReader, had to say:

"Ever since I was a kid I've always wanted to see what the inside of a white elephant looked like."